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Trefoil (Narrow-leaf Bird's-foot) Lotus glaber

Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Subfamily:Faboideae
Tribe: Loteae
Genus: Lotus
Species: L. glaber
Binomial name: Lotus glaber
Common names: Narrow-leaf Bird's-foot Trefoil, Slender Trefoil, Creeping Trefoil, or Prostrate Trefoil.

Lotus glaber is a flowering plant of the pea family Fabaceae, native to western and southern Europe and southwest Asia. It has become naturalised in New Zealand. It is hairless with solid stems and small smooth leaves. Found in waste land, swampy conditions. Its tolerant of salt and poor soil.

A patch of Lotus glaber upper Te Henui walkway





Flowers with developing seed pods


Seed pods